Psalm 18:36  
Get running!
      “I will instruct you and teach you in the way that you should go,” Psalm 31:8. What a promise this is! David not only knew the promise but had experienced the consequences as he could write here, “You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way.” The truth is, the closer we grow to the Lord the broader the path that we walk! This sounds a bit contradictory to what has been said previously; surely the growing menace of the enemy, the difficulty of the spiritual ascent and the awareness of the obstacles we face will lead to a narrower path? The paradox is that all of the problems are very real but as our faith grows so does the certainty of our purpose, we fix our eyes on the Lord and our hope of reaching the summit transcends the problems along the way. Ankles grow stronger by faith, knee joints are repaired, spiritual muscles are toned and there is literally a spring in the step of the man or woman of God who walks the road of dependency. I was staring out of a window of our church building, before the Service began, just last week and counted 5-6 joggers going past. So far as I could tell none of them were jogging to church and no one seemed to be making their way by other means either! On our journey that morning we had passed no walkers but several runners. That’s all good for our physical health but do we give as much time and attention and commitment to our spiritual health? So many people work hard at their physical fitness but if we are to make progress on the journey with God and run on a broad path with no ankle injuries then serious commitment is required.  Get running!

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